TE KENT TAYLOR, 6-5/220, LAND O'LAKES (FLA.), TEAM TAMPA
Taylor highlights
Offers: Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, UCF
Observations: Taylor is a tall, slender tight end with a wide frame to add a considerable amount of weight. He turned in two strong days with Team Tampa, a squad he had limited practice time with prior to the event. He was very effective on routes up the sidelines where he had to elevate to make the catch. He is quicker than he is fast running routes, but he does a good job getting his motor running off the snap and getting down the field. He has huge hands and does a great job of securing passes on their way, instead of allowing them to catch him. He should develop into a very well-balanced blocking and receiving tight end as he continues to add weight.
-Rivals."The stadium was pretty awesome, it was really big," Taylor said. "Obviously there wasn't that many people at the spring game because of the weather, but it was really good. I got to meet coach Paterno, which was probably the highlight. Just watching film of Andrew Quarless and other tight ends that was a highlight as well. There were a lot of highlights during the trip, I had good time, that's just some of them."
UF is backing off some...nothing to do with his talent but with AC and Reed, the staff is looking to bring in bigger TEs. Colin Thompson,Christo K and Laith Harlow have replace Taylor and Sean Price as top targets.
"I'm narrowing it down to five schools tentatively right now," Taylor said. "They are in no specific order, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Penn State, and Notre Dame."
-Rivals."It is just because I don't want to act like I am playing a game, I want to let these schools know that I am very interested," Taylor said. "Obviously other schools could come in and my top five could change, but this is just tentative for right now. Those are just the five schools that I am extremely interested in right now. After spring, if other schools had come along and really made an impact on me, things could change but as of right now these are my five schools."